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Alain Kassanda

Congolese film-maker den cinematographer

Alain Kassanda be a Congolese French film maker, film director den cinematographer, den founder of Ajímatí Films.[1] He be known for ein highly acclaimed documentary films Trouble Sleep (2020), Colette & Justin (2022), den Coconut Head Generation (2023).

Alain Kassanda
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenCongo River Edit
Ein occupationfilm director, filmmaker Edit

Early life

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Dem born am insyd Kinshasa, Kassanda lef de Democratic Republic of the Congo for France for de age of 11. After he study communication, he begin dey stage movie screenings den chaw film festivals insyd chaw Parisian theaters insyd 2003, wey na he be de film programmer give de movie theater Les 39 Marches insyd Sevran, near Paris, for five years. He move go Ibadan insyd 2015, wer na he shoot ein first medium-length film.

Career, recognition den awards

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Na dem screen Kassanda ein works for major film festivals across de globe, wey dey include de International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), de International Film Festival and Form on Human Rights (FIFDH Geneva), New York African Film Festival, Jean Rouch International Film Festival, Paris; Etats généraux du film documentaire insyd Lussas, Afrika Film Festival, Cologne; Festival of African Cinema (FCAT), Biografilms insyd Bologna, Open City Documentary Festival insyd London, Columbia University, Maison Française Film Festival, among odas.[2][3][4]

Kassanda ein first work, Trouble Sleep, receive de Golden Dove for Best Short Film for de DOK Leipzig international festival for documentary and animated film insyd 2020 den de jury's special mention for de Cinéma du Réel.[5][6][7] Na dem screen de film for de Urban Planning Film Series for Massachusetts Institute of Technology insyd October 2022.[8]

For de FIFDH Geneva 2023, Kassanda ein second work den debut full-length film, Colette and Justin (2022), wich dey recall ein grandparents dema experience of Belgian colonialism den de nationalist struggles for Congolese independence, win de Gilda Vieira De Mello Award insyd de Creative Documentary Competition.[9][10][11] De film premier for de IDFA, wey na dem nominate am for de IDFA Award for Best First Feature den de Beeld en Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award.[12] De film sanso get de jury's special mention for de Biografilms.[13] Insyd September 2023, na dem announce Colette & Justin as winner of de 2023 African Studies Association Film Prize, wey na dem go screen am for de association ein annual conference.[14]

Na dem select Kassanda ein latest work, Coconut Head Generation (2023), for de New Directors/New Films for Lincoln Center den Museum of Modern Art. For de 2023 Cinéma du Réel, de film win de Grand Prize and Special Mention for de Clarens Prize for Humanist Documentary Filmmaking.[15][16][17]

References

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  1. ↑ "Alain Kassanda - Unifrance". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  2. ↑ "Across Generations: Colette and Justin | Event". SOF/Heyman (in English). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  3. ↑ Carbajosa, Ana (2023-04-30). "20 años de cine africano en Tarifa". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  4. ↑ "Coconut Head Generation". Open City Documentary Festival (in American English). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  5. ↑ ""Downstream to Kinshasa" wins Golden Dove in International Competition Long Film at DOK Leipzig · DOK Leipzig". DOK Leipzig (in English). 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  6. ↑ "Trouble Sleep · DOK Leipzig". DOK Leipzig (in English). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  7. ↑ Film-documentaire.fr. "Alain Kassanda". www.film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  8. ↑ "Trouble Sleep with Alain Kassanda | DUSP". dusp.mit.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  9. ↑ "Aurora's Sunrise and Beyond the Wall emerge victorious at FIFDH". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema (in English). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  10. ↑ "Armenian production 'Aurora's Sunrise' wins Grand Prize at FIFDH". euronews (in English). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  11. ↑ Carbajosa, Ana (2023-08-21). "Decolonising African cinema in the time of Netflix". African Arguments (in British English). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  12. ↑ www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam. "Colette and Justin 2022 | IDFA Archive". IDFA (in English). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  13. ↑ "Biografilm Festival | Biografilm 2023 Award Winners". www.biografilm.it. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  14. ↑ "2023 ASA Awardees & Finalists". African Studies Association Portal - ASA (in American English). 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  15. ↑ "New Directors/New Films 2023". Film at Lincoln Center (in English). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  16. ↑ "Award list | 45th edition • Cinéma du Réel". Cinéma du Réel (in British English). 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  17. ↑ "Cinéma du réel crowns Coconut Head Generation and Up the River With Acid as its champions". Cineuropa (in English). 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
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